Apologies for the picture not loading as it should. I need to look for a new way to share pictures, as imgur seems to have changed the way their site works. I made the top post rather quick and dirty from my cell phone while watching the race recorded last night.

Back on topic: he wasn´t just riding on the frame, he kept modifying his hand positioning a lot of the time. The idea seemed to be to position the elbows in front of the body, rather than on the sides. There may be a reduction in surface area exposed to the wind. Howevever, compared to TT bars arm position, it is extremely compressed along the bike. Not only are the arms positioned further back, his ass is also positioned in front of the seat, further forward. The compressed position makes a space problem solved by the splayed arms in front of the torso here. This is yoga on the bike.

The road surface was excellent and the road was very wide, so boredom, playfulness and low risk could play a part. However the reason for me to post was, this appeared to work, he kept surging ahead of the peloton on modest slopes.